The Bonnie Bluebells Pipe Band

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The Bonnie Bluebells

For many years, there was a girls' pipe band in Saskatoon. Old postcards exist of the "Saskatoon Girls Pipe Band" from before WWII, and in the 1960s the "Bonnie Bluebells" band was formed, and they were active until the 1980s. Many current members of the NSR and Saskatoon Police bands were once members of the Bluebells.

The photo was taken in the spring of 1967 at the Legion in downtown Saskatoon.Photo: Chris Rae; names provided by Sharon Ludlow.

1965 Star-Phoenix Article - Part 1

clipping: courtesy Donna & Gordon Findlater

1965 Star-Phoenix Article - Part 2

clipping: courtesy Donna & Gordon Findlater

The Bonnie Bluebells

Here the Bluebells are playing for the opening of Gardiner Dam, one of the province's big Centennial projects in 1967. All Saskatchewan school children were issued with a commemorative coin, so it was a big deal in those days.

Photo: Chris Rae

BONNE BLUEBELLS

At the Moose Jaw International Band Festival- MAY 1968BACK AND MIDDLE ROW (left to right):

In this picture, L-R, Eleanor Gray (not in uniform), Terri Poole (BonnieBluebells), Linda Lee (Sprigs O'Heather). This was taken for the MJ Times Herald in1974 at the Moose Jaw (indoor) competition that was held in early spring.